[3] Rinchenpong Monastery is popular with tourists visiting West Sikkim for its scenery and Buddha statue.

The villages of Kaluk and Rinchenpong are at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,500 ft) and about 5 hours by road from Siliguri.

From the main Rinchenpong bazaar, a mountainous trail originates which leads to a bifurcated junction.

[4] Further up from the Poison Pokhri, the trail continues amidst maize fields to a series of stony steps.

The final climb of the stone staircase brings one to the Rinchenpong Monastery, situated amidst lush green mountains and floating clouds.